Advancing Food and Nutrition Security

Explore Research on Food and Nutrition Security

Welcome to ILSI's food and nutrition security research hub. Our work centers around addressing food and nutrient security in attempt to help meet nutrient requirements and close nutrient gaps.

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The mission of The Food and Nutrient Security research portfolio is to advance food and nutrient security in the U.S., Canada, and globally by conducting evidence-based research that identifies nutrient gaps, fosters understanding of foods and food patterns that can address those gaps, and identifies strategies and/or initiatives to increase access to those foods and patterns for all.

 

Portfolio Goals and Impact

Determine the role of food pattern modelling in advancing food and nutrition security ​

Identify which foods and food groups have the greatest potential to address critical nutrient gaps

Improve understanding of barriers and opportunities to these identified food and food groups

Develop evidence-based education and promotional approaches to share identified food and food groups among key public health professionals

Identify and develop consumer-oriented tools to help with increasing consumption of identified foods and food groups that will help address key nutrient gaps

Vanguard Committee

Sarah Ludmer, RD (Chair)
WK Kellogg Co, USA

Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD
Purdue University

Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN
USDA / NIFA

Kristen Hicks, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND
The National Pork Board, USA

April J. Stull, PhD, RDN, FAND
Baylor University, USA

Portfolio Sponsors

Funding partners to be confirmed

Projects

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In the Media

ILSI's guest article was published by Food Industry Executive.

This article, titled "How Food Companies Can Fine-Tune Their Nutrition Labeling," focuses on the ILSI-led research efforts to better predict nutrient bioavailability. This, in turn, can help food producers and manufacturers label the nutrient content more precisely for each serving of their products, thereby helping to meet nutrient recommendations.

An interview featured in Nutraceutical Business Review mentions the ILSI-led research project looking at the prediction of calcium bioavailability to ensure individuals receive the adequate amount of calcium for optimal benefits.

In this article for Nutritional Outlook, Eric Ciappio of Balchem highlighted ILSI's collaborative research project, Predicting Calcium Adequacy. This project is part of ILSI's nutrition research portfolio to improve the accuracy of nutrient recommendations.